| verge | | |
| n. (shape) | 1. brink, threshold, verge | a region marking a boundary. |
| ~ bound, boundary, edge | a line determining the limits of an area. |
| n. (attribute) | 2. brink, verge | the limit beyond which something happens or changes.; "on the verge of tears"; "on the brink of bankruptcy" |
| ~ limit, bound, boundary | the greatest possible degree of something.; "what he did was beyond the bounds of acceptable behavior"; "to the limit of his ability" |
| n. (communication) | 3. scepter, sceptre, verge, wand | a ceremonial or emblematic staff. |
| ~ staff | a rod carried as a symbol. |
| ~ bauble | a mock scepter carried by a court jester. |
| n. (artifact) | 4. verge | a grass border along a road. |
| ~ border | a strip forming the outer edge of something.; "the rug had a wide blue border" |
| ~ britain, great britain, u.k., uk, united kingdom, united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland | a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom. |
| v. (stative) | 5. verge | border on; come close to.; "His behavior verges on the criminal" |
| ~ border, bound | form the boundary of; be contiguous to. |
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